Through the Between the Lions Preschool Literacy Initiative, MPB provides resources, expertise, and encouragement to child care centers in the Jackson area to promote literacy in children with the help of its partners.

Can I Kick It? is a series of testimonies from prominent Mississippians, past and present, which might influence potential dropouts to stay in school. It also encompasses our Youth Media Summer Institute, where students attend a three-week camp on media and documentary skills.

Mississippi e-Learning for Educators uses an online delivery model to provide effective professional development, leading to gains in an educator’s content knowledge, improvements in teaching practices, and increased student achievement.

The MIVN at MPB is designed to enhance learning through the utilization of technology as a powerful instrument that assists educators in offering new opportunities to all students, regardless of their location. A teacher can instruct students assembled in a class hundreds of miles away through state-of-the-art technology!

MPB is working in low-income neighborhoods in Jackson to promote early childhood education. Activities aim to engage children, families and teachers with in-school, after-school and at-home educational support.